Overweight and Obesity, Body Fat, Waist Circumference, and Anemia in Peruvian University Students: A Cross-Sectional Study
Table 5
Analysis of the association between sociodemographic characteristics and overweight/obesity in university students.
Variable
With overweight/obesity
No overweight/obesity
χ2
n
%
n
%
Age (years)
<18
97
13.2
266
17.2
13.972
0.003
18–22
467
63.4
997
64.4
23–27
126
17.1
225
14.5
>27
47
6.4
60
3.9
Sex
Women
416
56.4
896
57.9
0.421
0.516
Men
321
43.6
652
42.1
Marital status
Single
720
97.7
1529
98.8
3.750
0.053
Married
17
2.3
19
1.2
Region of origin
Coast
361
49.0
725
46.8
1.017
0.797
Sierra
212
28.8
458
29.6
Jungle
110
14.9
248
16.0
Foreign
54
7.3
117
7.6
Academic area
Humanities
112
15.2
269
17.4
9.045
0.029
Business
123
16.7
236
15.2
Health
262
35.5
618
39.9
Engineering
240
32.6
425
27.5
% BF
Low
0
0.0
12
0.8
659.734
<0.001
Normal
88
11.9
938
60.6
High
340
46.1
505
32.6
Very high
309
41.9
93
6.0
WC
Normal
318
43.1
1473
95.2
815.066
<0.001
High
283
38.4
74
4.8
Very high
136
18.5
1
0.1
Note. n = 2285; %FB: body fat percentage; WC: waist circumference. value. A Chi-square test (χ2) was used to evaluate the sociodemographic, academic, and anthropometric data of the university students. represents the probability that the mentioned data are associated with overweight/obesity. statistical significance.
